Pentax K1000 Repair: Advance Issues and Light Meter Fix 

Hows it going so far? Dont expect for your first time to work magically tho! I've fixed several things before and not all of them turn out well. I made alot of mistakes and you'll soon too.

Happy to help! It's not terribly difficult if you know what to do but if you need any help or guidance feel free to reach out, best of luck!

​@@RompingBronco since there was a jumpcut, were it just screws around the assemby holding it in place? what was leaving the assembly attached to the camera after releasing it? I'm guessing it is the wires that lead to the light meter needle is there any way I could remove the focusing screen whilist keeping the old light meter needle? or do I have to replace and re-solder the wires? I might send it to you if I can get the light meter of the beat up body to work easily I would just use that camera for my upcoming trip, and I would get it professionaly fixed after the trip

@@yurikz9 I'll record a video in a minute here detailing the process and get it posted either later tonight or early tomorrow just walking through the process, but you should be able to keep the old needle and electronics intact!

@@RompingBronco oh wow that's awesome!! thank you so so much!

Always happy to help hahaha

Feel free to shoot me an email, I'd be happy to help you get that fixed so you can continue to use it!

Glad you enjoyed it! They are great cameras and real easy to get apart and easier to use. Thanks for watching!

@@RompingBronco do you have a fix for black fuzz in the viewfinder

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Hello, I have not spend a lot of time with Fujica cameras so I can't speak with any authority to that issue. More generally though if the camera is showing underexposure there could be either an issue with power supply, the light resistors could be bad or the different contacts (ie Aperture, Shutter Speed and ASA inputs) could be faulty. Even if it's a fresh battery the older cameras typically have failing electronics and corroded wires. I'll see what I can find and get back to you with specifics. Thanks for watching!

@@RompingBronco That's unfortunate.. It was working just fine the other day, and in a sudden it only shows underexposure. I hope there's a way to fix this issue. Thanks for responding! Much appreciated👋

Good thing I never claimed to be classically trained

If the needle is sitting in the middle that likely means the galvanometer (Needle Housing) is not receiving power which is unfortunately common. If putting a new battery in doesn't work then the battery compartment wire likely needs to be resoldered

Just doing what I can! Thanks for watching

@@RompingBronco Thanks for still working on old cameras, HOPE THIS FIX WORKS !!!!!! Aae you or will still fix cameras. Thanks !!!!!!!

I use a set of Japanese Industrial Screwdrivers but if you have a small phillips it should work just as well. Another easy way to test it is to very gently tug at the exposed wire, if it doesn't budge the contact is in place and if the wire is removed then that is obviously an issue.

I repaired a 500DTL not too long ago, didn't record the repair though, what kind of issue are you having with it?

@@RompingBronco Hello! Thank You for the reply. My light meter wont give me any readings whenever I try to use it. I checked for false contact underneath the camera but from what I can see its all there. It has a new battery, also the self timer is stuck at a 90 degree angle for some reason. I thought about getting it serviced but it seems that would cost more than the actual camera.

@@cesarc6044 That is very interesting, the self timer mechanism can occasionally get gummed up the gears are super tiny and all that. The light meter could be a result of a faulty circuit board or potentially one of the contacts being bad. In all honesty they aren't the most valuable camera so whatever price estimate you receive will probably be more than the camera is worth but that doesn't mean it's still not worth trying to fix. If you live in the US you can shoot me an email and I'll get you a repair estimate. Besides that I'll see what I can find to help you trouble shoot as much as possible!

It's hard to say exactly what could be causing that. In all likelihood a previous user could have tried to glue the skin back on and got glue stuck on the latch, it's fairly common on OM-1's but I can't think off the top of my head what may be causing that. Shoot me an email with more info and I'll see what I can do to help.

I'll make a video soon detailing the gear and tools I use and will link the oil there!

LR44 1.5 volt battery!

@RompingBronco Thanks mate Aussie

Best of luck to you, if you have more information on the model/issue I can see if there's any help I can provide!

@@RompingBronco it's the Nikkorex auto 35 SLR with a 48mm lense overall it's not too bad so far the hardest thing was taking the leather of the front to remove the lense and shutter mechanism